A Doctor for Keeps by Lynne Marshall

Author:Lynne Marshall [Marshall, Lynne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780373658282
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Amazon: 0373658281
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Goodreads: 20523698
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-06-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Desi watched her grandmother drift off to sleep just after getting to the meaty part of her tale. Amazing. A pirate had first discovered Heartlandia. Captain Jack Sparrow, perhaps? Desi snickered and fought the urge to wake her grandmother to get the rest of the story out of her, but instead she gently covered her to her chin, then turned off the light and tiptoed out of the room.

No wonder the acting mayor of perfect little Heartlandia was having chest pain.

How in the world was Desi supposed to process this crazy information? Of course she would keep it to herself as she’d promised, but, wow, what a wickedly fun twist for a town known as paradise.

She went downstairs to shut off the rest of the lights and made sure the front door was locked. Just before she turned off the dining room light, she saw Kent’s truck pull to the curb. It was half past midnight.

Guiltily she stood like a voyeur and watched his tall yet graceful frame exit the car and smoothly stride to his front door, the walk of a confident man who’d worked hard and done a lot of good for his community that night. There was much to like and respect about him. The fact that he was gorgeous was icing on the cake.

She allowed herself to entertain a quick fantasy about how it would feel to be waiting up for him and fall into his arms as soon as he came through the door. She’d never waited up for any man. Clicking back into reality, she made a right turn and walked toward the dining room switch plate. No point in dreaming about something that would never happen.

A quiet tapping on the front door snagged her attention before she reached her mark. Making her way back to the door, she looked through the peephole. It was too dark to see anything but a shadow.

“Desi?”

Her pulse nearly leaped in her chest. “Kent?” Hadn’t she just watched him head for his house? With leftover habits from L.A., she left the chain latched and opened the door, first making sure it really was Kent. “Hey,” she said through the crack. With nervous fingers she quickly unlatched the chain and opened the door wider.

“How’s she doing?” His huge and sturdy silhouette loomed so near, she fought the urge to run her hands across his chest to make sure he wasn’t a ghost.

“She’s asleep now. Doing well.” Seeing him in the dark sent all kinds of reactions buzzing through her body.

The white of his teeth as he smiled made a chill bubble burst in her chest and ripple across her shoulders. “Good. Don’t let her—”

“Exert herself,” she finished for him, returning his grin. “I won’t.” For the second time that night she raised her hand in an oath. “I promise.”

He lingered, taunting her with his gorgeousness. “Good. I’ll check back tomorrow.”

On the verge of saying the requisite “You don’t have to,” she stopped herself. Even though she had things under control, she didn’t want to ruin her chance of seeing him again.

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